Tag: health insurance
Victory! Transgender Man Wins Health Insurance Coverage for Gender Transition
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) has secured insurance coverage for a transgender man’s medically necessary care after his union-sponsored health insurance plan refused to cover it.
Netflix and Facebook now offer gender reassignment as a staff benefit
Gender reassignment therapy is now being paid for on the healthcare policies of staff at companies including Netflix and Facebook.
Wal-Mart sued over denying health insurance to gay worker’s wife
A Wal-Mart Stores Inc employee sued the retailer on Tuesday, saying its prior policy of denying health insurance benefits to the spouses of gay employees violated gender discrimination laws.
TLDEF Applauds Introduction of Comprehensive Transgender Health Care Legislation in Pennsylvania
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) applauds the introduction of legislation in Pennsylvania that would ban the discriminatory exclusion of transgender care in health insurance plans.